Wait, what day is it?

These first few weeks have been such a mish mosh of crazy, I really don't even know what day it is. Things are going really well. I think Nicholas is starting to settle in and has realized he will not be going back into my belly anymore :)

Sleeping has been better, I don't want to jinx anything but he's doing better at night. It takes him awhile to settle down but I just sit with him on my chest until he goes into a deep sleep. The fun thing right now is that I'll feed him - to wake him up I change him before feeding, he'll eat, then drift off, get into a deep sleep, and then poop again. So that takes awhile but I think that's just the way it's going to be for now :)

I've actually been doing well with breast feeding lately. The plan the lactation consultant came up with was to undress him/change him if needed, nurse him on my good side, and then supplement with a bottle. He gets approximately an ounce out of me (we weighed him before and after when he latched at m y appointment) and then I supplement with a 2 oz bottle. If I have breast milk pumped I'll use that, if not, formula. He usually takes it all but if he doesn't I don't stress about it. At the lactation appt he was 7 lbs 9 oz and I was told it'd be ok if he weighed a little more than that, so to give him 3 oz if he wanted it. My friend Katy gave me some milk storage bags so I'm slowly starting to save some milk. I think it's going to be very difficult to keep up with breast feeding once I go back to work but I really want to try for as long as I can. I'm just happy he's starting to catch (latch, haha)on. I was getting pretty discouraged and Nick told me I was doing everything I could, and the lactation consultant was very proud of me, so that made me feel a lot better. I'm lucky to have a very good support system. I give so much credit to women that breast feed, it is not easy! I also completely understand why women give up so quickly.

Not to much else going on this way other than talk about my boobs :) Dexter is happy, constantly wanting to lick his brother. The other night I woke up with Dex in my arms in bed and I freaked out, thinking it was Nicholas and I started trying to burp him! I yelled at Nick "where's the baby!!?" And he was safe and sound in his bassinet. I guess a crazy sleep schedule will do that to a person.

Erik & Joe will be coming today and staying until Saturday. I'm so excited for them to meet their nephew!!

A few pics from yesterday:

Wide awake!

A few minutes later...

later that night...

Napping on momma